Celeron N5100 vs i7-10610U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-10610U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.20
+103%
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.07

Core i7-10610U outperforms Celeron N5100 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13871899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency15.9032.65
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz800 MHz
Execution Units2424

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10610U and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes168
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-10610U 4.20
+103%
Celeron N5100 2.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-10610U 6679
+103%
Celeron N5100 3295

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-10610U 4124
+131%
Celeron N5100 1788

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.20 2.07
Recency 2 April 2020 11 January 2021
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

i7-10610U has a 102.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-10610U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.


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